He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
LIVYLaw is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
More Livy Quotes
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Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.
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There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
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It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.
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We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
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No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.
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Valor is the soldier’s adornment.
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